Peter
11-28-2010, 12:38 PM
I have always understood that in a lot of "arcane law" names have power and if a person/creatures real name is known it can give the knower power over the named, remember Rumplestilkskin? And in J. Sheridan Le Fanu's story (whose name I have dumbly forgotten but was filmed as "The Vampire Lovers") the central character Carmilla changed her name to Mircalla to avoid detection. I'm sure there are other examples.
Perhaps this was an influence as well?
ps I have NO objection to influences at all! It's the writing and story that count.
Well, I've never seen one do THAT before